Jimmy Ball

Current

• Art Director at LTV Group

Past

• Art Director/Designer/Production Manager/Janitor at Jimmy Ball Design
• Designer at Delta Delta Delta Fraternity
• Art Director at Superior Graphics

• Contract Art Director/designer at Art Squad
• Trainer at CompuMaster/SkillPath
• Production Coordinator/Artist at The Image Bank
• Graphics Supervisor at Golf Graphics/Safelife

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Education

• The University of Texas at Arlington

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Industry

Graphic Design

Jimmy Ball’s Summary

Award-winning creative with experience in a wide range of projects in both print and web. Significant print buying, production and press check experience with match color sheetfed work in Asia as well as large format, sheetfed and web work here in the US. Solid track record of keeping projects on time and on (or under) budget while meeting or surpassing marketing/design objectives.

I've done work for American Foodways Press, Verizon, Freeman, The Image Bank, American Airlines, Sabre, Ericsson, RJ Berg Publishing, Alliance Data Systems, Brinker International, Frito Lay, A&A Optical, Club Corp, Jay Kay Press, Thomas Group, Nokia, several associations and non-profits, and many others.

Jimmy Ball’s Specialties:

Book/Magazine/Catalog design and production, communication design and corporate identity; global print buying and print project management, color accuracy and press checks; photo research, editing and direction...

Jimmy Ball’s Experience

• Art Director

  LTV Group

  (Publishing industry)

  September 2009 — Present (3 months)

• Art Director/Designer/Production Manager/Janitor

  Jimmy Ball Design

  (Graphic Design industry)

  1996 — September 2009 (13 years )

  Delivering creative, award-winning design solutions that build the brand and achieve results for clients like A&A Optical, Bio Orthotics, Cider Mill Press, Delta Upsilon, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, G2, RJ Berg Publishing, Sabre, Steve Foxall Photography, Thomas Group, JayKay Press and many others.

• Designer

  Delta Delta Delta Fraternity

  (Higher Education industry)

  July 2002 — June 2008 (6 years )

  Engaging, effective member communications through design excellence is the result of my work here, with Tri Delta's visual communications and magazine achieving critical success with key audiences inside the fraternal world, and more broadly on a national level, with awards and recognition from the Society of Publication Designers, GD USA Magazine, Create Magazine, ADDYs, CFEA and HOW Books/Rotovision publishing.

• Art Director

  Superior Graphics

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Graphic Design industry)

  August 2001 — July 2002 (1 year )

  Delivering on target, creative solutions in variable data, digital, offset and large format projects. Developed creative strategy and visual execution for national visual merchandising of Verizon PhoneMart stores. Worked directly on internal and external communications as well as pitches and presentations for clients like Ericsson, Brinker International, Frito Lay, ADS, and Pizza Hut among others.
  
  Note: My last two months at Art Squad, Superior requested me onsite full time before buying out the contract and bringing me on staff.

• Contract Art Director/designer

  Art Squad

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Graphic Design industry)

  January 2001 — October 2001 (10 months)

• Trainer

  CompuMaster/SkillPath

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  August 2000 — March 2001 (8 months)

• Production Coordinator/Artist

  The Image Bank

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Photography industry)

  October 1992 — May 2000 (7 years 8 months)

• Graphics Supervisor

  Golf Graphics/Safelife

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  March 1990 — August 1992 (2 years 6 months)

Jimmy Ball’s Education

• The University of Texas at Arlington

  BA , Communication/Advertising , 1985 — 1990

  Activities and Societies:

  Delta Upsilon Fraternity, Ad Club

Additional Information

Jimmy Ball’s Interests:

Design, Photography, Books, Travel, Mountain Biking, Printing

Jimmy Ball’s Groups:

AIGA, Texas Photographic Society, CFEA, Delta Upsilon International Fraternity

•    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
•    eOffice
•    China Networking Group
•    ThoseinMedia
•    Hong Kong Connection
•    Print & Print Procurement
•    Book Publishing Professionals
•    AIGA | the professional association for design
•    Print Industry Networking Group
•    Print Production Professionals
•    FOLIO: MediaPRO -- Magazine & eMedia Publishing Professionals
•    Print Publishing Industry network
•    Link_Texas
•    Print Buyers International
•    Book Design
•    The Art Institute of Dallas
•    AIGA DFW
•    BookLink

Jimmy Ball’s Honors:

Recognized for design work by IdN, The Society of Publication Designers, Rotovision, Rockport Publishing, Create Magazine, GD USA American Graphic Design Awards, GD USA Inhouse Design Awards, ADDY awards, PIA Mid-America, The Communicator Awards, CFEA awards, NIC awards... My photos have been published in national trade, association and consumer magazines, and a handful of coffee table books.

Jimmy Ball’s Contact Settings

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